TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR C
Readings
First: Isaiah 66: 18-21 - The Lord says "I am coming to gather the nations of every language ... I will send ... to the distant islands that never heard of me ... they will proclaim my glory to the nations".
Psalm: 116 - Go out to the whole word, proclaim the Good News / O praise the Lord all you nations / Strong is his love for us.
Second: Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13 - The Lord trains the ones he loves ... suffering is part of your training ... it bears fruit in peace and goodness.
Gospel: Luke 13: 22-30 - Men from the east and west, north and south will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. The first will be last and the last will be first.
Themes
God's message is for the whole world. Evangelization. Discipleship - being sent forth. Unity. Suffering.
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Picture: "Der breite und der schmale Weg - The Narrow Path and the Wide Path," by Charlotte Reihlen (idea); Paul Beckmann (execution). Public Domain.